dasilva324 Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I have been doing Miquon with my daughter for the 1st grade this year but it doesn't seem to be enough...does anyone think it would be a disaster to switch to Horizon Math for the rest of the year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 No, I don't think it would be a disaster. :) I also don't think it has to be "one or the other". Is Miquon working for her, but you feel she needs more written practice? Perhaps do Horizons 4 days a week and Miquon on Fridays. Or do a Horizons lesson first thing in the morning and 15-20 minutes of Miquon play/exploration later in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 I don't know about Horizons, but I've found Primary Mathematics (Singapore) to be a perfect compliment to Miquon in our home. Miquon builds the model "concretely" and Singapore takes that model and systematically build on it. Miquon teaches the teacher/parent how to make the teaching of mathematical laws explicit, where in early levels of Singapore they are implicit. The two together is synergistic IMO. Just a thought. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 If you choose Horizons, I would definitely recommend the placement test. Here is the one from the Sonlight site: http://www.sonlight.com/horizons-readiness-evaluations.html Horizons runs about 6 months more advanced than a lot of other math programs (minus Singapore). For example, the second book of Horizons 1 is more like beginning (or so) 2nd grade material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilva324 Posted November 23, 2010 Author Share Posted November 23, 2010 Thank you for all of that advice...I think that is what I need to do but still not sure where to start in the horizon's curriculum if I do start...should I buy the 1st grade book and skip to where I think she should be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted November 23, 2010 Share Posted November 23, 2010 The instructions on the placement test link tell you exactly where you should place your kiddo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilva324 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Great, thank you for that link. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 Horizons is a spiral program so it's easy to skip stuff if you need to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasilva324 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 MissKNG, I'm going to do Math Level 1 with my daughter...do you think I can get away with just buying the consumable student workbook or do I need the whole kit and kaboodle. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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